Polish · Świetlica / obiady
You warn them you will be late collecting your child: what to say in Polish
You warn that you will be late to pick up your child.
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How it's done. If you will be late, phone the świetlica or the class teacher beforehand; the child stays with a teacher, but frequent lateness may end in a talk with the headteacher.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Świetlica, dzień dobry.Syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh, dzyayn DOH-brih.
After-school room, good day.
They might also say:
Dzień dobry, świetlica szkolna.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh SHKOL-nuh.
Good day, school after-school room.
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry. Spóźnię się dzisiaj po dziecko.
Dzyayn DOH-brih. SPOOZY-nyeh syeh DZEE-syigh poh DZYEHTS-koh.
Good day. I'll be late to pick up my child today.
THEY SAY
O której godzinie pan przyjdzie?Oh KTOO-ray god-ZEE-nyeh pahn PSHIHYD-zyeh?
At what time will you come?
2
YOU REPLY
Około siedemnastej dziesięć. Przepraszam za kłopot.
Oh-KOH-voh syeh-dem-NAHS-tay DZYEH-syayntsy. Psheh-PRAH-shuhm zah KWOH-pot.
Around ten past five. Sorry for the trouble.
THEY SAY
Nic się nie stało. Świetlica jest czynna do siedemnastej trzydzieści.Neets syeh nyeh STAH-voh. Syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh yehst CHIHN-nuh doh syeh-dem-NAHS-tay tshid-ZYEHSY-tsee.
No harm done. The after-school room is open until half past five.
They might also say:
Dobrze, dziecko poczeka z nami.
DOB-zheh, DZYEHTS-koh poh-CHEH-kuh z NAH-mee.
Fine, the child will wait with us.
3
YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, że Państwo zaczekają. Do zobaczenia!
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, zheh PAHNST-foh zuh-cheh-KIGH-om. Doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh!
Thank you for waiting. See you soon!
THEY SAY
Do zobaczenia.Doh zoh-buh-CHEH-nyuh.
See you.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Świetlica
Syfyeh-TLEE-tsuh
noun
after-school club
dzień
dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
Spóźnię
SPOOZY-nyeh
verb
I will be late
dzisiaj
DZEE-syigh
adverb
today
dziecko
DZYEHTS-koh
noun
child
25 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
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